Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 21 Sloane Stephens were upset in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday.    

When President Barack Obama said earlier this year that he does not think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, his words resonated with NFL players.    

Josh Gordon will miss the entire 2014 season following the NFL’s announcement Wednesday that it has upheld the Cleveland Browns receiver’s yearlong suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.    

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who suffered a hairline fracture to his ribs, said Wednesday that he’ll be ready to start Week 1 of the regular season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.    

Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has agreed to a contract extension through the end of the 2018-19 season, the team announced Wednesday.    

Troy Vincent, the NFL’s new executive vice president of football operations and a former defensive back, defended the two-game suspension he gave Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather for a preseason hit on Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith.    

New Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has a message for Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor: Quit worrying about me and instead focus on your own team.    

Former middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor has been arrested following a shooting at his suburban Little Rock home.    

Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, giving Kansas City a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins and helping the Royals avoid their first three-game skid since mid-July.    

West Virginia starting quarterback Clint Trickett has known Alabama head coach Nick Saban for a long time.